Sigh. The love affair is over and it’s all my fault. Let me announce to friend and foe alike: I AM AN ASS. That’s about as plain as I can state it.
So I was down at my sister’s helping out – she has a big project to finish up which is kind of impossible with an eleven month old who can now climb the stairs. On Monday, when all three kids were home, she got some kind of stomach virus. It lasted a day – literally – but she felt like crap and I tried to help as best I could. I feel like I didn’t do enough though. The big(ger) kids went to school Tuesday and Wednesday and I was on baby patrol. Tuesday night I started to feel like I was getting a cold – scratchy throat, start of a runny nose – Wednesday I felt kind of crappy all day and I went home Wednesday night. I started to feel nauseated five minutes before we left for the train station – but then it went away on the train so I thought I was okay. G and I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and bought all kinds of stuff completely inappropriate for a stomach virus. Get home, find out Max threw up as soon as my sister got the kids in the door – his first time since a big kid. Completely freaked himself out. I’m still feeling okay stomach wise so I don’t eat any dinner but proceed to finish the box of Junior Caramels I left on my nightstand before I left.
Do I need to go on? Really?
At about 3AM we’re talking PuKeFeSt 2006. There is nothing, I repeat NOTHING, I hate more than throwing up. Control issues? Check. Throwing up equals complete loss of control? Check. Junior Caramels? Yeah. It will be a long, long, LONG time before I eat any more of those.
I’m not puking anymore, but I’m having really awful stomach pains that I can’t seem to make go away. G stayed home with me this morning, but he’s about to leave for the office, so I’m on my own. I hate being sick. If you sent an email and I didn’t get back to you, I’m so sorry. I’ve been computer-less for the week and now I don’t even feel like looking at the computer let alone reading anything on it. I hope you’re all feeling excellent. My advice for the day – if there’s any chance you might be sick – stay far away from your favorite candy. Learn from my mistakes.
Thanks.
L, C
Hope you feel better soon. There’s nothing worse than throwing up!
Oh … sorry to read that you’re sick. March is a dangerous month … I always get sick in Marhc. Hope you’ll feel better soon.
SOunds awful. I feel the same way about throwing up. Just to think about it…ack!
Hope you feel better soon.
Yipes, that’s the worst. All week long with the dread sinus infection I’ve said at least it wasn’t stomach related. If you haven’t got any, get some Emetrol, it’s the best for stomach stuff. Hard to find but well worth it. Stuff that I used to eat 20 years ago when I was pregnant with my first and very very sick for 3 months- yep, still can’t eat that stuff. I hope you feel better VERY soon!
Oh man, I, too, fear puking……….hope you feel better soon…..have some 7up..
My sympathies. The aversion therapy is pretty effective. I recently got violently ill during Christmas dinner, luckily before I had eaten any of it, so I can still eat all that stuff.
Oh dear. I hope you feel better soon. Throwing up is the worst. Well, let me ammend that. I don’t mind the throwing up bit as one tends to feel a little better afterwards, it’s the nausea that’s the worst.
oh dear…that is just awful.
I personally can’t think of anything worse than that sort of illness.
hang in there and ride it out..it will be over before you know it.
Feel better!! Nausea and upchucking are two of the worst things on the planet – you have my deepest sympathies!
Aww. Sorry you barfed. You’ll be well again. And one day you’ll love your caramels again. I promise. 🙂
Oh, man, that sucks. So sorry that happened. And I can relate to your aversion to Junior Caramels now, too. A similar thing happened to me and I couldn’t eat fried clams for about 15 years.
I have the same puke-issues. Sorry to hear you’re sick :o(
I haven’t been able to face Corona since 1999. I’m hoping I’ll someday again become the ‘cheap date’ my SO once knew ;o)
What a way to give up your favorite candies. Hope you get feeling better quickly so the weekend is more fun with the kiddies.
It’s been going around my house too–but fortunately not me. Yet.
My total and complete sympathy. Something I’ve learned from the chemo front: if you can find something that smells pleasant it seems to help a lot. The only problem is that in trying to find something that aleviates the nausea, you find a lot that only makes it worse!
Hope you get better soon.
poor you!! crackers and ginger ale
Aw, hope you feel better soon! The only things I’ve ever ruined for myself in that way were Pepto Bismol and French Onion Soup — I kinda miss the soup (it’s been 21 years, and there actually wasn’t any puking involved but the 1st trimester nausea was enough), but the Pepto’s no big loss. ; ) ((Hugs))
Oh, I’m so sorry. I hate being sick (although if it would get me out of work this week, I’d be interested in discussing it). Take it easy and watch mindless television while laying as still as possible on the couch while covered with your favorite blanket.
ugh, being pukey is the WORST. i’m so sorry you’re feeling icky! but hey, distract yourself – the list of vendors for mdsw is up!
Several years ago, I came home from my first yoga class and got violently ill. I had food poisoning for 3 days. And I’ve never been back to yoga.
Hope you feel better soon, before you read this. I still can’t eat Arbys Beef’n’Cheddar and it has been over 10 years.
Oh, I feel for you… I had a similar experience with marzipan in France, and I can’t even look at the stuff now.
Oh no! I swear this year has been Germfest 2006. The last weekend I worked at the store this woman was coughing all over everything and when she left I got the Purell out and anti-bacterialed everything. Is that a verb?
Feel better chica.
I sympathize–I was there two weeks ago. Feel better!!
The stomach bug hit our house too. All three kids had and I’m just getting over it. I hope you feel better soon!
I hope you feel better soon. Sorry to hear about the caramels.
I think it’s okay about the Junior Caramels. There are so many caramels in this world, it’s time to move on and move up from the JCs.
Feel better soon.
Never mind ginger ale: just mainline the ginger. Crystallized or not, as you prefer.
ohhhh I am the SAME way about throwing up. I seriously fear it intensely.
I hope the stomach pains go away soon!!
Oh, you poor thing! I know how you feel … except for me it was honey mustard salad dressing. Never touched the stuff again …
My ex is in the Boston area and got the same thing, then everybody in his apartment got it. You’ll feel like a million bucks in a day. Feel better.
I did that once with ribs. Couldn’t eat them for literally years!
What’s weird about this is how these virus’ travel. You are on the east coast, I am in Oklahoma, but the stomach virus is just rampant out here as well.
Be well soon.
This is tragic. The sickness will pass but the aversion is forever. Ask me about 1968: Mom’s Pinochle Group, Little Kay Eats All the Leftover Mints and All the Leftover Cashews. Do you know ANYBODY who doesn’t like cashews? Now you do. xoKay
ugggggggggg I totally know what you mean about throwing up being the worst thing ever I totally agree! Here’s to you feeling better and having a good nights sleep tonight!
Two words: Curly Fries. Nuff said. Feel better!
Oh, I had something similar last month. Take it easy and I hope you feel better soon!
I cry when I throw up. It completely baffles my husband.
I’m astonished I can still eat sushi.
Feel better soon, sweetie 🙂
Dude. Damn.
I feel awful for you. The only time I really freak when my kids are sick is if it is a stomach thing because I know that I am doomed to get it since I care for them.
Feel better. Rest and sip some ginger ale. Hugs :O)
Hope you feel better soon! plenty of rest and some ginger tea.
Ooooh, baby! Three things: 1. I hope you are feeling better really quickly. Puke is yucky. 2. You will eat the JCs again. I have experience. It may be years, but you will eat them. 3. Don’t breathe on me.
I was in NYC last weekend. Driving away I was wondering if I could see your high rise across the way. It could have been the wrong place or the wrong way. I am geographically challenged when it comes to NYC/NJ and all of that. Like the upper west side. I always feel like I am headed somewhere else as I walk there. And when I head south on Broadway, I feel like I should end up somewhere, but not where I do. Where do I think I should end up? I have no effing idea. Just not where I do. Geographically challenged in a big way.
Can I just tell you that i had a similar experience with fritos? I couldn’t eat them for YEARS!!! Still today, almost 20 years later, it’s still hard for me to stand even the smell of fritos.
Feel better soon!
Dude. That is one sad-ass story.
Junior Caramels, RIP.
Oh I really hope you’re feeling better soon. I’m sending hugs from Germany-I hope they work. 🙂
I’m totally there with the throwing up thing. I don’t care if I will feel better afterward, I’d rather keep it in and deal with the pain then to puke. Regardless, I will heed your advice and in return send you good vibes to speed your recovery. 😀
i’m with you. throwing up is enough to put me off eating something for ages.
i hope you feel better soon
Feel better, Cara. I’ve had a similar experience with milk duds. It’s been years…still can’t eat them. By the way, you are a great sister! Baby yourself today. You deserve it.
Ugh, ugh, and triple ugh.
Feel better soon…
xoxo,
E
Oh no. I hope you feel better soon. A couple of weeks ago I was sick … I threw up every 15 minutes or so for about 20 hours. Not pretty. Anyway, like I said, feel better soon. 🙂
We’ve had flu down here all week too. Must be going around the northeast. Hope you feel better soon.
Go look at some STR and you will feel happier if not healthier.
Reminds me of an unfortunate event in my own past involving Grasshopper cookies.
Haven’t had one in 17 years.
Oh no! Barfking it truly the worst…the worst!!!! I hope you fell back to normal soon. Just wait awhile and then give caramels another chance.
PS You are not and ass 🙂
Sorry to hear you’re sick, Cara! Get better soon!
you poor thing…you are soo not an ass, you are an angel for helping your sister…have a wonderful weekend, because I’m hopeful you are feeling much better by now. 🙂
EWWWWWWWWWW! :sprays monitor with lysol: I hope you feel better soon. I’ll never be able to enjoy the flavor of coconut again due to some over indulging of pina coladas back oh about 18 yrs ago. Hope yours doesn’t last that long.